Emolga

#587 (Unova)

#588 Karrablast ›

Pokémon type

Electric

Flying

Emolga weaknesses

Emolga is weak to Rock and Ice-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Emolga is resistant to Fighting, Flying, Ground, Bug, Steel and Grass-type moves.

63%

Best moveset for Emolga

The best moves for Emolga are Thunder Shock and Thunderbolt when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Thunder Shock and Acrobatics deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Thunder Shock

9.6DPS

Thunderbolt

38.4DPS

Defending

Quick Attack

10DPS

Discharge

31.2DPS

Trainer Battles

Thunder Shock

4.5EPT

Acrobatics

2.4DPE

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Evolution

Emolga currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Game images

Emolga, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Emolga is an Electric & Flying Pokémon. It is weak to Rock and Ice moves. Emolga's best moveset is Thunder Shock & Thunderbolt and it has a Max CP of 1,847.

About

"As it flies, it scatters electricity around, so bird Pokémon keep their distance. That's why Emolga can keep all its food to itself."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Quick Attack	10	13	10
Thunder Shock	4	14	9.6

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Discharge	65	3	2.36
Aerial Ace	55	3	2
Thunderbolt	80	2	1.92
Acrobatics	100	1	1.2

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Thunder Shock	4	2	2.4	4.5
Quick Attack	5	2	2.5	4

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Acrobatics	110	55	2.4
Thunderbolt	90	55	1.96
Discharge	55	40	1.65
Aerial Ace	60	45	1.6

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Thunder Shock 9.6 DPS	Thunderbolt 38.4 DPS	8.8	100%
Thunder Shock 9.6 DPS	Acrobatics 60 DPS	8.6	97%
Thunder Shock 9.6 DPS	Discharge 31.2 DPS	8.5	96%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Thunderbolt 38.4 DPS	8.4	96%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Discharge 31.2 DPS	8.1	92%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Acrobatics 60 DPS	8	90%
Thunder Shock 9.6 DPS	Aerial Ace 26.4 DPS	7.5	85%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Aerial Ace 26.4 DPS	7.2	82%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Discharge 31.2 DPS	3.4	100%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Thunderbolt 38.4 DPS	3.3	98%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Aerial Ace 26.4 DPS	3	89%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Acrobatics 60 DPS	2.7	81%
Thunder Shock 9.6 DPS	Discharge 31.2 DPS	2.5	75%
Thunder Shock 9.6 DPS	Thunderbolt 38.4 DPS	2.4	71%
Thunder Shock 9.6 DPS	Aerial Ace 26.4 DPS	2.2	67%
Thunder Shock 9.6 DPS	Acrobatics 60 DPS	1.9	56%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Thunder Shock 4.5 EPT	Acrobatics 2.4 DPE	14	13.2	100%
Quick Attack 4 EPT	Acrobatics 2.4 DPE	14	12.1	92%
Thunder Shock 4.5 EPT	Thunderbolt 1.96 DPE	14	11.2	85%
Quick Attack 4 EPT	Thunderbolt 1.96 DPE	14	10.4	78%
Thunder Shock 4.5 EPT	Discharge 1.65 DPE	10	9.8	74%
Thunder Shock 4.5 EPT	Aerial Ace 1.6 DPE	10	9.6	73%
Quick Attack 4 EPT	Discharge 1.65 DPE	10	9.1	69%
Quick Attack 4 EPT	Aerial Ace 1.6 DPE	12	8.9	67%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Emolga?

Emolga is weak to Rock and Ice moves.

The best counter to Emolga is White Kyurem with Ice Fang and Ice Burn, followed by Mega Diancie, Galarian Darmanitan (Zen Mode) and Black Kyurem.

The top Emolga counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
White Kyurem	Ice Fang Ice Burn	100%
Mega Diancie	Rock Throw Rock Slide	94%
Mega Diancie	Rock Throw Power Gem	92%
Galarian Darmanitan (Zen Mode)	Ice Fang Avalanche	92%
Black Kyurem	Dragon Tail Freeze Shock	91%
Deoxys (Attack Forme)	Zen Headbutt Psycho Boost	88%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Ice Beam	88%
Deoxys (Attack Forme)	Poison Jab Psycho Boost	88%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Ice Beam	87%
Mega Mewtwo X	Psycho Cut Ice Beam	85%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		158
Defense		127
Stamina		146

Max HP

Level 40

127

Size

Height	0.4 m
Weight	5 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	1 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	700
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	933
Level 30 Max wild	1,400
Level 40	1,633
Level 50	1,847

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,166
Level 35 (wild)	1,517